St Coleman’s Well

St Coleman’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St Coleman’s Well is situated nearby to the meadow Deerpark, as well as near the forest Jenkinstown Park.

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Type: Spring
Description: holy well in Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny
Also known as: “Saint Coleman’s Well”, “Saint Colman’s Well”, “St Colman’s Well”, and “St Colmans Well”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity Well and Dunmore Cave.

Trinity Well

Spring

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Trinity Well is a spring, which is situated 1½ km southeast of St Coleman’s Well.

Dunmore Cave

Cave

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Dunmore Cave is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is formed in Lower Carboniferous limestone of the Clogrenan Formation. Dunmore Cave is situated 2½ km east of St Coleman’s Well.

Foulksrath Castle

Castle

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Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Foulksrath Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of St Coleman’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyragget and Johnswell.

Ballyragget

Village

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Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 7 km northwest of St Coleman’s Well.

Johnswell

Locality

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Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 9 km southeast of St Coleman’s Well.